OBR confirms UK recession and weakest public finances 'for many decades'

‘Business investment forecast to fall’

Eve Maddock-Jones
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The Office for Budget Responsibility has revealed the UK has tipped into a recession, which is expected to last “just over a year” at the current rate, while the wounds of compounded economic pressures will be felt for many years to come.

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